Contact Info
- gradschool@georgiasouthern.edu
- 912-478-2647
- 261 Forest Dr Veazey Hall Statesboro, GA 30460
The Averitt Award is the highest honor bestowed upon graduate students within the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies. The Averitt Awards serve to independently recognize excellence in two separate categories, Excellence in Research and Excellence in Instruction. Each recipient receives a $500 award.
Nominate Someone2026 Averitt Award Winners
Instruction: Marisa Kortright (MS Psychology)
Service: Andrew Ashley (MS Kinesiology)
Research (Masters): Henna Gavem (MS Biology)
Research (Doctoral): Joana Tome (DPH Public Health)
Previous Award Winners
| Year | Student |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Averitt Award Winners for Excellence in Research/Creative Activity Grace Bennett Alisha Riggins Averitt Award Winners for Excellence in Instruction Arijanet Osumah Michaela Smith |
| 2024 | Averitt Award Winners for Excellence in Research Xinyi Hua Michael Brennan Ana Marcela Sinnett Averitt Award Winners for Excellence in Instruction Carly Casey Alaina Helmerichs |
| 2023 | Ivy Collins- MS Mathematics Spencer Erick Riner- MS Criminal Justice and Criminology Katherine Fallon- PhyD Clinical Psychology Joseph Vondrasek- MS Sports Medicine |
| 2022 | Heather Romage- MS Applied Physical Sciences Nicole Scheuermann, Biology Brett Cross, MS Sports Medicine Sylvia Ofori, DPH Epidemiology |
| 2021 | Bradly McGinnis- Psychology Cydney Price- English Erin Arneson- Biology Cesar Carapia- MSME Mechanical Engineering |
| 2020 | Melanie Hinterplattner- PhD Logistics & Supply Chain Management Laura Serrano-Amerigo- PhD Psychology Corina Newsome- Biology Delores Quasie-Woode- DPH Public Health Leadership |
| 2019 | Jessica Watts- Biology Carson Hollingsworth- Kinesiology Concentration in Physical Education |
| 2018 | Gustavo Silveira- Music Jose A. Sanchez- Biology |
| 2017 | John David Curlis- Biology Ray A. Delva- English |
| 2016 | Heidi Moye- History Martin Muinos- MSAE Desiree Riley- English |
| 2015 | Joshua Holloway- Mathematics Zachary Dietrich- PhyD Psychology |
| 2014 | Aaron Roberts- English Cameron Cato- MSAE – Electrical Engineering |
| 2013 | Lauren Deaner- Biology Amit Arora- PhD Logistics |
| 2012 | Carl Nicholas “Nick” Keiser- Biology Johnathan Craig Martin- Psychology |
| 2011 | Tomas Condon- Biology Drew Keane- English |